Communications Systems Technology BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

This course is ideal if you want to explore the science and technology underpinning communications systems, such as digital interactive television, e-commerce, mobile information links and optical systems.

What will you study?

There are three main strands to the curriculum:

• communications hardware (electronics and instrumentation);
• information transfer technology (scripting, programming and multimedia languages for information transfer); and
• scientific investigation skills (measurement, data analysis, research and planning).

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Introductory Electronics
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Introductory Physics
• IT Toolbox and Advanced ICT
• Instrumentation Principles for Communications
• Business Organisation and Practice
• Free choice module

Year 2

• Broadcast Science
• Communications Systems Electronics
• HTML Programming and Internet Tools
• Software Developments with Java OR Introduction to Visual Basic
• Network Communications
• Network Software OR Media and Broadcast Electronics
• Project, Design and Investigation Skills
• Multimedia Design

Year 3

• XML for the Web OR
• Internet Protocols and Services
• Broadcast Technologies
• Web Technologies OR Broadband Multimedia Networks
• Digital Communication Practices
• Advanced Multimedia Design
• Internet Security
• Project